Re: [Sheflug] Network configs

[Will Newton <nospam [at] misconception.org.uk>]

On Thu, 16 Nov 2000, Barrie Bremner wrote:

>  5 machines all on hub, plus one machine with two NICs, one to hub, and
> one to a sixth machine.
>  Can I access machine #6 from any machine, or would I have to log into
> machine #5 to get access to machine #6?

Depends. You can set it up so you can, but you would need to run the
machine with two cards as a switch. Basically the other machines would not
be able to resolve (with ARP) the MAC of machine 6. So you would need
another subnet and route the packets through machine 5.
So directly, no, routed, yes.


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